Monday, September 7, 2015

African-American Adoption Champions Needed

Black Lives Matter: African-American Adoption Champions Needed

Black Lives Matter: African-American Adoption Champions NeededPhiladelphia, Pa: 26% of children in U.S. foster
care are African-American, double the percentage of African-American
children in the U.S. population. The National Adoption Center (NAC) is
working with other leaders in child welfare to help create solutions to
these issues. We are convening a meeting of academic, spiritual,
governmental and community organizers and leaders to understand the
racial inequality in the child welfare system and then to develop a
national strategy to address this issue.

“While national attention has waned over the years, and the numbers
of children in care goes up and down, racial disproportionality and
disparity in services remains constant for African American children in
foster care and for those in child welfare systems throughout the nation
who are in need of permanent adoptive families” states Toni Oliver,
MSW, President National Association of Black Social Workers. Likewise,
Frank Perfinski, Adoption Program Manager Delaware Department of Health
and Social Services, shares “every child deserves to be a part of a
forever family. Currently in Delaware, there are 82 children in foster
care needing permanency and 63% of those children are African American.”

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Who We Are

We are a group of people from Willow Creek Church that advocate for orphans and vulnerable children. Our goal is to educate our churches and communities to understand the plight of orphaned and vulnerable children, and to support the families that are caring for them. Our focus is on adoption, foster care and Safe Families.

UPCOMING EVENTS AT WILLOW CREEK

Thursday, September 21, 2017, 6:30-10:00pm D.C.F.S. Educational Advocacy Training. Must be a licensed foster parent to attend. Register on the DCFS web site.Wednesday, November 29, 2017, 7:30-8:45pmAdoption Informational Meeting. Learn more about the types of adoption and the process involved. Facilitated by an adoption professional. Room TBA

Wednesday, November 29, 2017, 7:30-8:45pm Safe Families for Children Informational Meeting. Learn about the Safe Families movement and how you can be a part of helping children and families in crisis. Room TBA

ON-GOING GROUPS

Waiting Families Group: Families in the process of adopting meet every 3rd Sunday of the month after the 11:15 service (about 12:30) in the atrium, behind the screen, for connection, support, & encouragement. For more information contact Angela Osgood at 773-430-5304.